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Dec
Everton F.C. is getting ready to host Chelsea at their home stadium of Goodison Park on Sunday, 22 December. This game will be a part of match day 17 of the Premier League 2024-25 season and will mark the first time the two teams meet in the current season of the League. So far, Everton has played 15 and Chelsea has played 16 games. Yet, they enter the game with considerably different positions on the league table.
On 3 June 2024 Chelsea parted ways with their previous head coach Mauricio Pochettino. Italian Enzo Maresca, who previously coached Leicester City, joined...
19
Dec
Betting comes with a set of its own professional slang terms used by both bookmakers and punters. Some of them, like “outright betting”, “handicap”, or “over/under” are almost universal for all types of betting. Others are sport specific.
In this article, we will discuss one such term. Let’s take a look at the meaning of booking points.
What are Booking Points in Football Betting?
Explained in layman’s terms, booking points are a system of showing how many yellow and red cards the referee showed during the game. But why would you need to know this information when betting on a match?
Booking points...
17
Dec
Born at the dawn of the 20th century in South London, Crystal Palace is one of the football clubs playing in the top tier of English football. They are often referred to as simply the Palace, but are also known under nicknames the Eagles and the Glaziers.
Crystal Palace was first promoted to the Premier League in the 1992-93 season but have been in and out of the League for a while. They are currently on their longest stretch in the domestic league since they were promoted in 2013.
English football fans consider the Eagles an interesting betting option in many...
17
Dec
Coming from the East Sussex city of Brighton and Hove, this football club is known under many names. It is often referred to as just Brighton, but fans and journalists also call them the Albion or the Seagulls.
Brighton and Hove Albion was first promoted to the Premier League in 2017 and since then have been playing in the top tier of English football. While they are still to win a major trophy, Brighton has never been relegated after 2017. Their highest achievement in the Premier League was 6th place in the 2022-23 season.
As a relatively new member of the...
17
Dec
Originating from one of the West London boroughs, Fulham F.C. is London’s oldest football club. As they are based at the Craven Cottage stadium, Fulham earned the nickname the Cottagers from their fans.
Fulham entered the Premier League for the first time in 2001, and with short exceptions, has been playing in the top tier of English football ever since. While they have never won a major trophy, they do have a number of achievements throughout the history of the club’s existence.
This makes the Cottagers an interesting betting option for many bettors. You will find diverse betting markets that include...
16
Dec
Can you hear the Christmas approaching? For many people this time of the year is all about holidays, Christmas Day dinner, gifts, and cheer. But for football fans, it means one more thing. Boxing Day football! While in many European countries football is put on hold during the Christmas holidays, Brits pump it up and have the Boxing Day football schedule full to the brim.
But when did the day that was all about giving presents and a day off to your employees turn into an important date on the football calendar? The story goes back to 1860, when Sheffield...